Mr. Fowler asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total net current and capital expenditure by central and local government on the police service in England and Wales in the years 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, and 1971–72.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe figures are as follows:
1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, and 1971–72.
§ Mr. CarlisleFigures for 1971–72 are not yet available. The remainder are as follows:
£ 1965–66 … … 2,278,265 1966–67 … … 2,719,524 1967–68 … … 3,447,226 1968–69 … … 4,267,157 1969–70 … … 5,877,368 1970–71 … … 8,065,593